How was the Prophet (peace be upon him) washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried?
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was washed while clothed, after the Companions heard a caller say so. Then he was shrouded in three white cotton garments, without a shirt or a turban. And the people prayed over him individually, without an imam.
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